The wig maker

The investigation opens with a grim scene: a wig maker named Peter Wolff lies dead among the ashes of his burning workshop. Nothing points to a killer. Forensics yields no clues and no DNA, and no motive is evident. Detective Inspector Michael Angel is left with little to work with.

As he digs in, the case grows tangled with other troubles. Glamorous model Katrina Chancey has vanished. Gabriel Grainger, a notorious philanderer, has been reported missing by his weary wife, Zoe. Lord Tiverton has had a priceless suit of armour stolen from his home. Meanwhile, a thief known only as The Fox keeps up a string of jewel robberies, and another body turns up in strange circumstances.